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ben, it's great to see you. >> thanks for having me, alex. >> ben, let's talk about the secretary of explaining stuff. a lot of discussion about the president, we've been hearing remores that the obama campaign is trying to make sure as he doesn't come across as too long winded, professorial. bill clinton a master of the form. what is the biggest lesson the president has learned from bill clinton's performance at the dnc? >> i think ultimately what president clinton did was crystallize the economic argument and economic choice before us, because we built the economy from the middle class out during the 1990s. you saw where that led us to a government surplus in 23 million jobs created. the republicans in the next decade, did all the same sorts of things that mitt romney would like to do today, passed a tax cut for the wealthiest that led to the lowest pace of job creation since world war ii, stripped back oversight from wall street a financial house of cards that collapsed in 2008. so president clinton made clear this isn't some sort of economic theory, we've tried these policies bef
ben, it's great to see you. >> thanks for having me, alex. >> ben, let's talk about the secretary of explaining stuff. a lot of discussion about the president, we've been hearing remores that the obama campaign is trying to make sure as he doesn't come across as too long winded, professorial. bill clinton a master of the form. what is the biggest lesson the president has learned from bill clinton's performance at the dnc? >> i think ultimately what president clinton did was...
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thank you franklin, howard, karen and ben. i will see you back here monday with a big fat show at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific when joined by sam stein, matt, and nia malika henderson and mr. sunday morning hugo lindhgren. find us at facebook.com/now with alex. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. good afternoon to you, andrea. >> i love your nat attitude. thanks. we're going to do it. coming up what did the administration know and when did they know it? the attack in benghazi playing center stage in danville and we hear from secretary of state hillary clinton. we'll hear from the campaigns, romney senior adviser tim talon, debbie wasserman schultz and david gregory, chris cizilla and our all star panel. my conversation with actor director ben affleck about "argo" next on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" the day after the danville. the number twos clashed early and often on foreign policy a
thank you franklin, howard, karen and ben. i will see you back here monday with a big fat show at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific when joined by sam stein, matt, and nia malika henderson and mr. sunday morning hugo lindhgren. find us at facebook.com/now with alex. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. good afternoon to you, andrea. >> i love your nat attitude. thanks. we're going to do it. coming up what did the administration know and when did they know it? the attack in benghazi...
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let me start with you, ben since you're sitting right beside me. that was a big issue and this has been a contentious debate and the white house has been taking it on the chin over what happened in libya, and it seemed to some that either the vice president wasn't sure of his semantics when he said we didn't know they needed more security or it seemed to others he knew that the white house didn't have that information right away, but it's all about the optics. how did they come off last night on this very critical foreign policy issue. >> that struck me as biden's worst moment, and i don't know if joe biden personally knew about barackbama, and there had been a hearing the previous day which was very clear that the state department knew and it is not clear what joe biden talked about there and you see ryan and that was the one moment where it seemed to me that was unclear with the statement. a amy, was that fair to jump all over this that anybody who brings a gun to a building to a building and could be called a terrorist, and it was whether it was
let me start with you, ben since you're sitting right beside me. that was a big issue and this has been a contentious debate and the white house has been taking it on the chin over what happened in libya, and it seemed to some that either the vice president wasn't sure of his semantics when he said we didn't know they needed more security or it seemed to others he knew that the white house didn't have that information right away, but it's all about the optics. how did they come off last night...
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ben, thank you for your time. >> we'll see. >> thank you for your time as always. the latest round of presidential polls shows a tightening race but can a contest be close and yet not comprehensive at the same time? we will try to decipher numbers ahead on "now." mom always got good nutrition to taste great. she was a picky eater. well, now i'm her dietitian, and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i recommended boost complete nutritional drink to help her get the nutrition she was missing. and now she drinks it every day. well, it tastes great! [ male announcer ] boost has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones, and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. all with a delicious taste. [ dietitian ] now, nothing keeps mom from doing what she loves -- being my mom. [ male announcer ] stay strong, stay active with boost. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male
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inro cqu oat had just trapired id >> it is self evident what happened in been ben was a terrorist attack. >> we don't know yet. we will continue to investigate this. >> what happened in benghazi was arorist attack. >> then i h hrynt y ias actf >>lloing an investigation. the crude and disgusting video sparked outrage throughout the muslimorld. >> it was a terrorist attack. >> sean: a full two weeks later, isli tmenplhin4 hos ththenos factually inaccurate. >> right. i think this is one o the wors coverups, probably in the history of the republic, in terms of, we are not talking about a policy that went aw here, we a tking at a amano leer isaio attack. at some point, the americans have to ask, who is in charge at the state department? there is a notion that secretary clinton is competentnd doing a good job, running diplomacy. the facts show othwis heteef ey day and reading the threat reports and getting briefed, or she wasn't 92 here's what it comes down to. who ran the operation in who made the decision? the white house? the state department? the state department's saying wa d o kat vedy s
inro cqu oat had just trapired id >> it is self evident what happened in been ben was a terrorist attack. >> we don't know yet. we will continue to investigate this. >> what happened in benghazi was arorist attack. >> then i h hrynt y ias actf >>lloing an investigation. the crude and disgusting video sparked outrage throughout the muslimorld. >> it was a terrorist attack. >> sean: a full two weeks later, isli tmenplhin4 hos ththenos factually...
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and that going to romney is a safer choice for people who, at some level, have ben made uncomfortable by this president. that would never have been an element of the onscreen debate. arguably, it's, it's an irrelevancy to what was going on. but i would contend that it's entirely rele nt to the conduct of the entire campaign. >> what do you think have been their main strengths and weaknessere >> romney's main strength in the debates has be that he has appeared in the debates with a consistency of message and demeanor that suggests that thee person who would be the commander in chi does not appear temperamentally to be thc reckless person that thebama campaign would make him out to be. and i think as a result, the ba strength in governor romney was dispatching the caricature that was created very effectively by the democratic ads. and also, undercutting to some extent, the democratic inference that he was more likely to take the country into war. >> what do you think is his major strength? >> he'll say anything. so whatever the situation, he will be delighted to give an answer which get
and that going to romney is a safer choice for people who, at some level, have ben made uncomfortable by this president. that would never have been an element of the onscreen debate. arguably, it's, it's an irrelevancy to what was going on. but i would contend that it's entirely rele nt to the conduct of the entire campaign. >> what do you think have been their main strengths and weaknessere >> romney's main strength in the debates has be that he has appeared in the debates with a...
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ben, no rest for the weary. thanks so much. >> thanks, alex. >> we'll bring in our friday political power panel joining us on set today. joanne, chris and susan. chris is one lucky guy sitting between the ladies. >> this is a great day. >> if you look at the numbers we're seeing in the states of ohio and wisconsin, you see the numbers there and you take into account what they read. little change there particularly but then there was a flip side if you get numbers from gallup. if you look at this next debate, put it into context in terms of importance for each candidate. >> i think obviously because the media tends to make these debates extremely important, they are important because we in the media say they are important. headlines coming out the next day do influence the polls. i think the tenor of those headlines influence the polls. both of these candidates want to have a strong debate because they want to have strong headlines the next day. we're in that part of a campaign that's about get out the vote. gett
ben, no rest for the weary. thanks so much. >> thanks, alex. >> we'll bring in our friday political power panel joining us on set today. joanne, chris and susan. chris is one lucky guy sitting between the ladies. >> this is a great day. >> if you look at the numbers we're seeing in the states of ohio and wisconsin, you see the numbers there and you take into account what they read. little change there particularly but then there was a flip side if you get numbers from...
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. >> and coming up, we'll check in with the campaigns, jim talon and debbie wasserman-schultz and ben affleck brings you the iran rescue you've nef seen niver se. this is "andrea mitchell reports." x. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended probiotic. align. align naturally helps maintain digestive balance. ♪ ooh, baby, can i do for you today? ♪ try align today. >>> i promise you the four people on this stage, we are way more fiscally conservative than the people they got running for president, vice president, and every other office. becau because, as i said in charlotte, we believe in
. >> and coming up, we'll check in with the campaigns, jim talon and debbie wasserman-schultz and ben affleck brings you the iran rescue you've nef seen niver se. this is "andrea mitchell reports." x. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're...
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and an all-expense-paid trip to hawaii for ben. ben is the intity thief who used a device called a skimmer to steal her formation from her card to open a fraudulent account. every year millions of americans just like you learn that a little personal information in the wrong hands could wre havoc on your life. this is identity theft, and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. lifelock offers the most comprehensive identity theft protection available. ordinary credit monitoring services tell you after your identity has been stolen; they may take 30 days to alert you! too late for amanda. with lifelock's 24/7 proactive protection, jill would have been alerted as soon as they noticed an attack in their network, before it was too late. and lifelock's bank account takeover alerts would have notified amanda in time to help protect her money. lifelock guards your social security number, your money, your credit, even the equity in your home. while identity theft can't be completely stopped, no one protects you better than lifelock. and
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this was the government policy created by the architects, ben bernanke who is chair of federal reserve, tim geithner, who was then the president of the new york fed befre becoming treasury secretary, and hank paulson. their solution originally was to further concentrate the b industry, to make the too big to fail banks bigger. the theory was you take a healthier bank and mix it up with a failing bank and you get something somewhere in between, which is better overall for the system. whch may have had some validityh in the very, very short term, but has put us on a path, i believe, to being even more dangerous. because you have institutions now that are just monstrous in size, over $2 trillion in assets by certain measures, close to $4 trillion by other measures. terrifyg.ri the idea that any of these institutions could ever be allowed to fail is pure fantasy, at this point. >> are you suggesting at we could have another crash?in >> i think it's inevitable. i mean, i don't think how you can look at all the incentives that were in place going up to 2008 and see that in many ways they've
this was the government policy created by the architects, ben bernanke who is chair of federal reserve, tim geithner, who was then the president of the new york fed befre becoming treasury secretary, and hank paulson. their solution originally was to further concentrate the b industry, to make the too big to fail banks bigger. the theory was you take a healthier bank and mix it up with a failing bank and you get something somewhere in between, which is better overall for the system. whch may...
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and an all-expense-paid trip to hawaii for ben. ben is the intity thief who used a device called a skimmer to steal her formation from her card to open a fraudulent account. every year millions of americans just like you learn that a little personal information in the wrong hands could wre havoc on your life. this is identity theft, and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. lifelock offers the most comprehensive identity theft protection available. ordinary credit monitoring services tell you after your identity has been stolen; they may take 30 days to alert you! too late for amanda. with lifelock's 24/7 proactive protection, jill would have been alerted as soon as they noticed an attack in their network, before it was too late. and lifelock's bank account takeover alerts would have notified amanda in time to help protect her money. lifelock guards your social security number, your money, your credit, even the equity in your home. while identity theft can't be completely stopped, no one protects you better than lifelock. and
and an all-expense-paid trip to hawaii for ben. ben is the intity thief who used a device called a skimmer to steal her formation from her card to open a fraudulent account. every year millions of americans just like you learn that a little personal information in the wrong hands could wre havoc on your life. this is identity theft, and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. lifelock offers the most comprehensive identity theft protection available. ordinary credit monitoring services tell...
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retaaldssht juta ben rlmoussmnd idba s co developer, steve wynn taking a stab at the president over jobs and the economy. listen to the knockout punch. >> i have created about 250,000 direct special indirect jobs, according to t state of nu's,0thctme 250,000 more than this president, who i will be damned if i want to have him lecture me about sma business and jobs. anone auleye are j ces rk. rentry to put himself gone me and my employees by class warfare, depriicating and calling a group that makes money, billionaires and millionaire who is don't pay their share. bolaye tri, l m years. i can't stand the ideas of being demagogued, put down b a president who has never created any jobs and doesn't understand how the economy works. ovocm icrn ies steve wynnave a re >> gt agrat to be on,. >> greta: overstock.com has over 100,000 employees. you are a large employers. a cious autou tht te ws rks re himn style or substance. where would you like mto start? >> greta: you pick. let's start with substance. >> i will go on substance. steve wynn is a smart guy, he does have a very deep detandofhe enom
retaaldssht juta ben rlmoussmnd idba s co developer, steve wynn taking a stab at the president over jobs and the economy. listen to the knockout punch. >> i have created about 250,000 direct special indirect jobs, according to t state of nu's,0thctme 250,000 more than this president, who i will be damned if i want to have him lecture me about sma business and jobs. anone auleye are j ces rk. rentry to put himself gone me and my employees by class warfare, depriicating and calling a group...
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joining me now ben labolt, obama campaign national press secretary. thank you very much. what do you say to michael jones. >> thanks for having me on. >> about his doubts and katherine fenton still undecided after last night's debate, doesn't feel her questions were really answered. >> well, y heard the president outline the progress we've made since the financial crisis last night, losing 800,000 jobs a month when he came into office, businesses have created more than 5.2 million jobs, manufacturing is resurgent which had been in decline, auto industry back, investing in areas like community colleges and working training to ensure our workers haves the skills needed to compete in the 21st century economy and i think he exposed governor romney's plans for what they were, a tax deal. middle-class families that their taxesens would go up. >> do you feel that it was too contentious because there are some who say that it was really unpleasant or difficult to watch, especially women voters undecided votersuncomfortable t watch. especially women. were they too much in each othe
joining me now ben labolt, obama campaign national press secretary. thank you very much. what do you say to michael jones. >> thanks for having me on. >> about his doubts and katherine fenton still undecided after last night's debate, doesn't feel her questions were really answered. >> well, y heard the president outline the progress we've made since the financial crisis last night, losing 800,000 jobs a month when he came into office, businesses have created more than 5.2...
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. >> rose: thank you, ben, thank you, david. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: great to see you. back in a moment, stay with us. the fundamental principles of democracy rely on an accurate and reliable system of vote counting. despite continued advances in voting technology, zero there are security issues still persist, barbara simons is an expert on electronic voting and on the advisor of the election commission and her book is called broken ballots will your votes counties, welcome. >> thank you very much, it is a pleasure. >> you have been involved in computer science most of your adult left. >> i have a ph.d. >> rose: yes. that qualifies you. how did you get involved in this, though, the technology of voting? >> well, in 2003, a colleague of mine, david dill, a professor at stanford discovered that silicon centrally, santa clara county was about to buy voting machines to be used there and several of us were just astounded because as computer scientists we know that the computers and the voting machines can have software bugs or even hidden malicious code so we got involved. >
. >> rose: thank you, ben, thank you, david. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: great to see you. back in a moment, stay with us. the fundamental principles of democracy rely on an accurate and reliable system of vote counting. despite continued advances in voting technology, zero there are security issues still persist, barbara simons is an expert on electronic voting and on the advisor of the election commission and her book is called broken ballots will your votes counties,...
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president and vice president did not know about the request for more security prior to the attack in ben gghazi? the answer is yes. but passing the buck may not add up. for two reasons. first, in a press release on september 10th, the white house said and i'll quote them. the president heard from key national security principles on our preparedness of our security posture on the eve of september 11th, to protect the american people both at home and abroad. now, maybe consulates don't make the cut for this kind of briefing, but maybe if they're in a middle eastern country in chaos where officers have detailed incidents in the past 15 months, they should. this second reason is this. see that? that was harry truman's desk. the buck stops here. it was a sign that sat on his desk. the state department isn't same administration, so where does the buck stop? pj crawley and peter brooks, gentlemen, really appreciate your taking the time. pj, i wanted to start with you on this whole issue of joe biden saying we and then jay carney specifying that meant himself and the president. and saying that i
president and vice president did not know about the request for more security prior to the attack in ben gghazi? the answer is yes. but passing the buck may not add up. for two reasons. first, in a press release on september 10th, the white house said and i'll quote them. the president heard from key national security principles on our preparedness of our security posture on the eve of september 11th, to protect the american people both at home and abroad. now, maybe consulates don't make the...
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comedian and political podcast host, man, your title gets longer every week, ben gleeb is here now. don't screw this up. you're on probation. >> i'll do my best, no promises. >> what can we expect from this debate from joe biden. all the president bush is on him following the president aes performance during his own debate which was not great. >> this is true. i think he needs to tell the american peel he can't be blamed for the top of his ticket and i think he needs to make sure he doesn't make many of his usual biden gaffes. hopefully he doesn't accidentally call paul ryan ryan paul or confuse him with paul rudd, tell him he was great in "40-year-old virgin." on the flip side i think paul rayan doesn't need to fall into the sarah palin trap and refer to joe as o'biden. and perhaps if biden wants to actually have some facts ready, unlike obama did when paul ryan hammers him for wanting to cut $716 billion out of medicare, please respond by saying, that's the same $716 billion that you propose cutting from medicare. small fact but it works. >> i think it would be funny if he was lik
comedian and political podcast host, man, your title gets longer every week, ben gleeb is here now. don't screw this up. you're on probation. >> i'll do my best, no promises. >> what can we expect from this debate from joe biden. all the president bush is on him following the president aes performance during his own debate which was not great. >> this is true. i think he needs to tell the american peel he can't be blamed for the top of his ticket and i think he needs to make...
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>>> that one is drif ben to right field, it's gone! the game is tied at three. >> raul ibanez, but the big question, who is going to deliver one knockout punch in denver tonight? i'm thomas roberts. mitt romney under pressure to crush it tonight. stage is set. the coin has been flipped. all the practice, all the pregaming comes down to tonight, but with both sides getting their game faces on in these final hours. >> i think mitt romney has an opportunity to shake up the race tonight. obviously, you know, expectations, both sides have been playing the expectations game. the reality is that challengers win the first debate more often than not. >> i think if mitt is just mitt, he's going to do just fine because i've been to over 100 events with mitt romney. small settings, big sets. he's compassionate, confident, passionate, energetic. he's all of these things. >> today, new polls shows ohio solidly in the obama dugout, but in two other major battlegrounds, the race has tightened. the president still leading, but romney has narrowed the g
>>> that one is drif ben to right field, it's gone! the game is tied at three. >> raul ibanez, but the big question, who is going to deliver one knockout punch in denver tonight? i'm thomas roberts. mitt romney under pressure to crush it tonight. stage is set. the coin has been flipped. all the practice, all the pregaming comes down to tonight, but with both sides getting their game faces on in these final hours. >> i think mitt romney has an opportunity to shake up the...
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full vice squad preview with the panel and obama press secretary ben "the thunder" labolt. pole dancing. the latest horse race numbers with stu rothenburg when "now" starts in a near 180 seconds. well, if it isn't mr. margin. mr. margin? don't be modest, bob. you found a better way to pack a bowling ball. that was ups. and who called ups? you did, bob. i just asked a question. it takes a long time to pack a bowling ball. the last guy pitched more ball packers. but you... you consulted ups. you found a better way. that's logistics. that's margin. find out what else ups knows. i'll do that. you're on a roll. that's funny. i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. >> a cast of the characters is slated to take the stage tonight in danville, kentucky. a nerdy budget wonk, a delaware jae e scrapper, a graf prone firecracker. welcome to into the woods the vice presidential debate edition. it's thursday, october 11th and this is "now." joining me today, gop consultant and former executive director of the republican governor's association, phil musser, amie parnes white house correspondent
full vice squad preview with the panel and obama press secretary ben "the thunder" labolt. pole dancing. the latest horse race numbers with stu rothenburg when "now" starts in a near 180 seconds. well, if it isn't mr. margin. mr. margin? don't be modest, bob. you found a better way to pack a bowling ball. that was ups. and who called ups? you did, bob. i just asked a question. it takes a long time to pack a bowling ball. the last guy pitched more ball packers. but you... you...
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remember rick perry talking about kneecapping ben bernanke during the primaries. very recent history, not but like ten days ago republicans were up in arms about polling that showed president obama ahead in swing states. the minute those polls changed, the minute the pew polls changed and showed the race tightening, they're calling foul on democrats that say the poll numbers are inaccurate. it's a back and forth and sort of a radical swing against institutions in general, and, you know, chuck todd talked about this this sunday on "meet the press." it's part of a larger narrative of institutional failure and the ramifications of it are fairly dire. once you no longer have faith in not just congress but the federal reserve, the bureau of labor statistics, you get a populace that is less and less engaged in the democratic process. you get a lowering of standards, of public servants, and you get an increasingly lazy and simplistic narrative about what it means to govern in this country. >> i know. the conspiracy theories about president obama have been wild and persis
remember rick perry talking about kneecapping ben bernanke during the primaries. very recent history, not but like ten days ago republicans were up in arms about polling that showed president obama ahead in swing states. the minute those polls changed, the minute the pew polls changed and showed the race tightening, they're calling foul on democrats that say the poll numbers are inaccurate. it's a back and forth and sort of a radical swing against institutions in general, and, you know, chuck...
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the debate coach, whoever was coaching him, i don't know it was ben holland or ed schultz, but whoever was coaching him gave him bad advice because it fell flat. i think paul did what he had to do, to be decent and to be smart and be persistent. >> greta: let me ask about the substance. the obama campaign has -- everyone sends statements to us all the time, what it says in part, romny romny and ryan wantt taxes by $250,000 for multi-millionaires and pay for it by raising taxes on the middle class. >> they keep on coming with this lie. they keep on coming. barack obama tried that a week and-a-half ago in denver. it fell flat -- they haven't been able to produce anything. these guys are incredible. the first thing, where are the specifics? what are you talking about is this we are going to get lectured by the democrat and it is president and joe biden who haven't passed a budget in 3 and-a-half years, contrary to the law! we have the five-point plan that we go over and over and over. the 59-point plan, the widen-ryan plan, the ryan budget. we have plans coming out of our ear, they haven'
the debate coach, whoever was coaching him, i don't know it was ben holland or ed schultz, but whoever was coaching him gave him bad advice because it fell flat. i think paul did what he had to do, to be decent and to be smart and be persistent. >> greta: let me ask about the substance. the obama campaign has -- everyone sends statements to us all the time, what it says in part, romny romny and ryan wantt taxes by $250,000 for multi-millionaires and pay for it by raising taxes on the...
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threats against ambassador stevens took place in tripoli, which is a different security environment than ben ghazi. so you have to evaluate where you are, where the threats are coming from, and you have to distinguish between them. and this is something that the intelligence community has been trying to grapple with. >> thank you very much, jeff porter, we appreciate it. and eli lake, as well. and still "outfront," countdown to the first debate. members of both campaigns join us to tell us what the candidates will focus on tomorrow night. plus, you want to know who will win in november? there is a place that can deliver an answer. a colorado neighborhood with a near-perfect record of picking winners. so we're going to go there "outfront." >>> and a seat coming loose on american airlines planes. more reports. why is this happening? customer erin swenson bought from us online today. so, i'm happy. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my
threats against ambassador stevens took place in tripoli, which is a different security environment than ben ghazi. so you have to evaluate where you are, where the threats are coming from, and you have to distinguish between them. and this is something that the intelligence community has been trying to grapple with. >> thank you very much, jeff porter, we appreciate it. and eli lake, as well. and still "outfront," countdown to the first debate. members of both campaigns join us...
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. >> it is self evident what happened in been ben was a terrorist attack. >> we don't know yet. we will continue to investigate this. >> what happened in benghazi was a terrorist attack. >> then i heard hillary clinton say that it was an abs act of terrorism. is it? >> we are still doing an investigation. the crude and disgusting video sparked outrage throughout the muslim world. >> it was a terrorist attack. >> sean: a full two weeks later, we knew within 24 hours and the president of the united states is telling the american people something that he knows is factually inaccurate. >> right. i think this is one of the worst coverups, probably in the history of the republic, in terms of, we are not talking about a policy that went awry here, we are talking about an ambassador and three other americans who were killed. this is a nationurn attack. at some point, the americans have to ask, who is in charge at the state department? there is a notion that secretary clinton is competent and doing a good job, running diplomacy. the facts show otherwise. either she's in charge of the dep
. >> it is self evident what happened in been ben was a terrorist attack. >> we don't know yet. we will continue to investigate this. >> what happened in benghazi was a terrorist attack. >> then i heard hillary clinton say that it was an abs act of terrorism. is it? >> we are still doing an investigation. the crude and disgusting video sparked outrage throughout the muslim world. >> it was a terrorist attack. >> sean: a full two weeks later, we knew...
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ben stein, welcome. welcome back. >> always a pleasure. >> so in defining who he is, what he would do when elected, is that challenge number one for mitt romney tonight? >> i think it is. i think, well, two challenges, one, explain to people that three and a half to four years is long enough for president obama's policies to work. they haven't worked. so something is wrong. and mr. obama doesn't have a clue about how to fix it or change it. two, mr. romney has to put forward a program which says in detail what i'll do. look, when reagan was running in '80 and again in '84, he had an extremely detailed, specific set of plans, programs, principles. we're not seeing that from mr. romney. a few generalities, but i want to see some specifics and i want him to connect each one up with how many jobs it is going to give us. >> you're looking for specifics tonight. what about, though, as you mentioned the economy, what about the battle for the middle class? you have joe biden as -- let me just play this clip in c
ben stein, welcome. welcome back. >> always a pleasure. >> so in defining who he is, what he would do when elected, is that challenge number one for mitt romney tonight? >> i think it is. i think, well, two challenges, one, explain to people that three and a half to four years is long enough for president obama's policies to work. they haven't worked. so something is wrong. and mr. obama doesn't have a clue about how to fix it or change it. two, mr. romney has to put forward a...
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and highlights battle with bill maher and ben aflac this weekend. breaking news tonight, hillary clinton says the buck stops with her and she is taking responsibility for the deadly terrorist attack in benghazi. now, if the buck stops with her, who is the president? now it sounds like she might be taking the fall. we will check in with former defense a second donald rumsfeld, bob beckel and much more. and then move over obama girl, paul ryan girl is out there. she will join us later this hour. ♪ let's get fiscal, ♪ fiscal ♪ i want to get fiscal ... we'll uncover opportunities, find hidden risk, and make success a reality. bny mellon wealth management because helps you keep doing what you love. no wonder it's america's #1 selling pain reliever. you took action, you took advil®. and we thank you. >> a polling, independent polling, in pennsylvania, northern state, in 2008, 12% of the people there said they were, quote, not ready for a black president. i assume there's some racism involved with that. >> no. >> not ready for a black president. >>
and highlights battle with bill maher and ben aflac this weekend. breaking news tonight, hillary clinton says the buck stops with her and she is taking responsibility for the deadly terrorist attack in benghazi. now, if the buck stops with her, who is the president? now it sounds like she might be taking the fall. we will check in with former defense a second donald rumsfeld, bob beckel and much more. and then move over obama girl, paul ryan girl is out there. she will join us later this hour....
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national security advisor ben roads and marie harf. they were not part of the debate prep before. they are this time, why? specifically the issue of libya. as you know, this administration has been hammered over its handling of the libya situation. mitt romney preparing in boston. those who know mitt romney well say he is very comfortable in a town hall format. he practiced dozens of them. president obama, by contrast, has not really held a town hall in about nine months. a lot riding on this debate coming up on tuesday. >> nbc's kristen welker in virginia. let's bring in shawn spicer. communications's director for the republican national committee. thanks for being with us. >> you bet. >> governor romney has been in ohio 34 times since securing the gop nomination, 11 times since winning the first presidential debate. paul ryan will be campaigning there in the next hour. we'll be watching that. the governor trailing the president. mitt romney is leading in ten of the battleground states in politico's poll. trailing in the washington post political poll. what's your thought? does t
national security advisor ben roads and marie harf. they were not part of the debate prep before. they are this time, why? specifically the issue of libya. as you know, this administration has been hammered over its handling of the libya situation. mitt romney preparing in boston. those who know mitt romney well say he is very comfortable in a town hall format. he practiced dozens of them. president obama, by contrast, has not really held a town hall in about nine months. a lot riding on this...
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. >> and that goes to your point, ben. even ezra klein -- not even ezra klein -- even ezra klein. ezra klein wrote a piece in bloomberg view like a week ago suggesting that the problem here is there's not a lot of vision as far as what the next four years mean for the president. and in terms of the competence argument, the president's got to say it's not just about mitt romney being a severe conservative cloaked in sheep's fur or whatever the old adage is, but here's what i'm going to do for you. i know what he's going to do, and this is what i'm going to propose. >> i think also those numbers -- those don't look as sunny to me for obama as they do to you. we would expect that most voters by this point have a fixed opinion of barack obama. but if 37% of people are changing their opinion about mitt romney based on, you know, a half hour of debate that they watched, i mean, that suggests that there's still extraordinary room for romney to remake himself. >> benjamin glass half empty, 8% of voters thought obama -- they had a better impression of the president after that. >> i'd like
. >> and that goes to your point, ben. even ezra klein -- not even ezra klein -- even ezra klein. ezra klein wrote a piece in bloomberg view like a week ago suggesting that the problem here is there's not a lot of vision as far as what the next four years mean for the president. and in terms of the competence argument, the president's got to say it's not just about mitt romney being a severe conservative cloaked in sheep's fur or whatever the old adage is, but here's what i'm going to do...
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cmn's ben wiederman is in rome. good to see you, ben. tell us what happened in these hearings. >> well, the captain of that ship, 52-year-old francesco scutino went into court and encountered some of the relatives of the victims and some of the survivors. apparently there were no fireworks. there was a lot of security in the court. now, today was not, of course, a trial of the captain. rather it was a hearing that had been accumulated since the disaster in january. this included a 260 page report, and we'll also review the contents of the so-called black box from the ship, which contains a lot of the information about its movements and the actions of the crew. now, the captain, of course, is not only on the defensive, he is on the offensive against his company or, rather, his former company. he says more people would have died if it weren't for his action on that fateful night. >> i have to ask you, if we look at pictures there of the costa concordia still on her side near the port, what is going on? how long is it going to take? it's ob
cmn's ben wiederman is in rome. good to see you, ben. tell us what happened in these hearings. >> well, the captain of that ship, 52-year-old francesco scutino went into court and encountered some of the relatives of the victims and some of the survivors. apparently there were no fireworks. there was a lot of security in the court. now, today was not, of course, a trial of the captain. rather it was a hearing that had been accumulated since the disaster in january. this included a 260...
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ben's mom said everybody was crying and cheering on ben and the marines. very nice. very nice. >>> the next hour of the "cnn newsroom" begins right now. stories we're watching right now in the newsroom, congress gets ready to grill state department officials and others about the deadly terrorist attack in libya. and we're learning more about the security situation in benghazi. >>> one of the world's largeest carmakers issuing a huge recall. there's a problem with nearly 7.5 million cars, trucks and suvs. is yours one of them? >>> and the running mates get their turn in the spotlight. joe biden, paul ryan preparing for tomorrow night's vice presidential debate. it is a must-win. is it for biden? >>> and a north carolina man is incredibly lucky. he's nailed by a hit-and-run driver, and he walks away. "the newsroom" starts right now. >>> hello again, everyone, i'm don lemon. carol it off today. after last week's face-off between president obama and mitt romney, the effect of debates on the campaign can no longer be denied. just take a look at these poll numbers. in a ne
ben's mom said everybody was crying and cheering on ben and the marines. very nice. very nice. >>> the next hour of the "cnn newsroom" begins right now. stories we're watching right now in the newsroom, congress gets ready to grill state department officials and others about the deadly terrorist attack in libya. and we're learning more about the security situation in benghazi. >>> one of the world's largeest carmakers issuing a huge recall. there's a problem with...
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, no public official did more for us in 38 years of elective office in our history other than maybe ben franklin. i mean, you'd have to go back all that way to find someone -- >> that's a long way. >> it is a long way back, but think about it. no governor, no senator. he was incredible. >> i mean, he was controversial, and we know that he started out as a democrat. then he became a republican to run against the d.a., who then called him benedict arlen for having switched parties to run against his former boss. he switched parties again, of course, after the tea party supporters went after him and he realized that he couldn't win re-election presumably in 2010, and then he had, as you know better than anyone, he had that challenge in the democratic primary. so despite the support of the president, you and the other democrats in the state, he failed to get the nomination in 2010. >> but in both times that he switched parties, and back in 1965, he switched parties because the democrat party in philadelphia was totally boss controlled, and there was no place for any independence or new bloo
, no public official did more for us in 38 years of elective office in our history other than maybe ben franklin. i mean, you'd have to go back all that way to find someone -- >> that's a long way. >> it is a long way back, but think about it. no governor, no senator. he was incredible. >> i mean, he was controversial, and we know that he started out as a democrat. then he became a republican to run against the d.a., who then called him benedict arlen for having switched...
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president had never been talked to like this over the last four years and i think to go to a point ben jones made earlier this evening, and that is i think he was so surprised he thought romney was sort of flat out lying. that he never proposed a 20% tax cut. >> dana, how is it possible, please explain this, how is it possible to debate somebody who doesn't tell you the truth in the debate? >> well, martin, it's a difficult task, but i think you have to go into these things assuming that he's not going to be telling you the truth and be prepared to point that out at each step along the way. >> but, dana, you're talking about an individual who is running for the highest office in the land, and if i understood what you just said accurately, you're suggesting we should assume that a presidential candidate is a flat-out liar. >> well, i don't know. i have watched about 20 of the republican primary debates. i don't see how you could assume anything but that based on what we have seen all along. you know, the whole assumption going in there is i'll say it was mark twain who said a lie can be
president had never been talked to like this over the last four years and i think to go to a point ben jones made earlier this evening, and that is i think he was so surprised he thought romney was sort of flat out lying. that he never proposed a 20% tax cut. >> dana, how is it possible, please explain this, how is it possible to debate somebody who doesn't tell you the truth in the debate? >> well, martin, it's a difficult task, but i think you have to go into these things assuming...
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cnn's ben wedeman is in rome to explain it all. good morning, ben. >> reporter: good morning, carol. that is 52-year-old captain frances coe -- today what is going on is the court is listening to all the evidence that will be eventually entered into a trial should captain scitino and eight others go on trial for the disaster. the ship, the costa concordia, really was a floating city with more than 4,000 crew -- >> the same ship captain who said, oh, my gosh. i tripped and fell into a lifeboat. then my ship went down. he's suing the cruise line company. why? >> reporter: that is correct. he is suing them for what he says was wrongful dismissal. he claims that the actions he took on the night of january 11th, in fact, resulted in the saving of many more lives. he says many more people could have died if he did not take the action that he did. what he did was maneuver the boat closer to the island where it sort of went. it ran aground on rocks. the boat is still there in the harbor. it's sort of tilted on its side. but, of course, the
cnn's ben wedeman is in rome to explain it all. good morning, ben. >> reporter: good morning, carol. that is 52-year-old captain frances coe -- today what is going on is the court is listening to all the evidence that will be eventually entered into a trial should captain scitino and eight others go on trial for the disaster. the ship, the costa concordia, really was a floating city with more than 4,000 crew -- >> the same ship captain who said, oh, my gosh. i tripped and fell into...